When it comes to improving plug-and-play interoperability across multiple platforms and devices, technology standardization plays a key role. In current-generation PCs and mobile devices, there are dozens of standardized peripherals for hardware and code sets for software. And thanks to the transition from legacy BIOS to the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI), a standardized interface also exists for firmware that simplifies and secures platform initialization prior to loading of the operating system...
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